Archive for 'Virgin Atlantic'
Here We Go Round Again
Virgin Atlantic became the first airline to fly a plane on biofuel, as it partnered with GE, Boeing, and Imperium Renewables. If babassu and coconut oil is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than jet fuel, then we’re all for it.
Alitalia will launch nonstop Rome-Los Angeles service on June 1st. The service, the only nonstop between [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2008 under AirTran Airways, Boston - Logan Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Delta Air Lines, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Los Angeles International Airport, New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York - LaGuardia Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Service Roundup, Virgin Atlantic.
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Roundup - New Service, Safety, and Soft Drinks
Airtran has signed a new three year contract with Coca-Cola. Onboard, you can get Coca-Cola Classic®, Diet Coke®, Sprite®, Sprite Zero(TM), Coca-Cola Zero(TM), Minute Maid® Lemonade, Dasani® Water, Cherry Coke(TM), Cherry Coke Zero(TM) and three types of Minute Maid® juices. Poor Pepsi. Has anyone signed with them lately?
Air France-KLM announced last week they would reduce [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2007 under Air France, AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Boeing, Boston - Logan Airport, British Airways, Chicago - O'Hare Airport, Continental Airlines, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Frontier Airlines, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York - LaGuardia Airport, News, Northwest Airlines, Philadelphia International Airport, San Jose - Norman Mineta International Airport, Service Roundup, St. Louis - Lambert Field, Virgin Atlantic.
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Grab Bag: Part 2 - Connecting the Dots, Collusion, Paris to Utah
Delta has officially announced their nonstop flight from Salt Lake City to Paris beginning June 2nd, 2008, with a Boeing 767-300ER. The flights will be operated in cooperation with Air France, and will offer over 200 destinations on either side beyond the flight’s endpoints on both carriers. The new route is also expected to offer [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2007 under British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Lufthansa, Midwest Airlines, News, Service Roundup, Virgin Atlantic.
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News of the Day
In a late breaking news story, ABC news in Salt Lake City has reported that sources has reported that Delta will unveil new service from Salt Lake City to Paris. Paris, unlike London, the focus of planned Delta expansion in Europe, is the hub of Air France, a Delta Skyteam Partner, which would give it [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2007 under American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, In-Flight, JetBlue Airways, News, Northwest Airlines, Security Roundup, Service Roundup, Virgin Atlantic.
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Roundup - New Service, Air Passes, new planes and more..
Air Canada will introduce daily nonstop service from Vancouver to Yellowknife with seasonal service from December 1st through April with a 50-seat CRJ. Flights are timed to connect with service to Tokyo, Osaka, and points within British Columbia.
Airtran launched service today from Portland, Maine to BWI. The first flight from BWI brought a delegation of [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2007 under Air Canada, AirTran Airways, Airbus, Baltimore-Washington - Thurgood Marshall International, Boeing, Coalition for Luggage Security, Continental Airlines, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Miami International Airport, New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, News, Northwest Airlines, San Francisco International Airport, Service Roundup, Southwest Airlines, Virgin Atlantic.
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Roundup - Podcasts and All
Friday marked the inauguration of seasonal service from Montreal to Rome on Air Canada…with connecting flights on Air One out of Rome to onward destinations.
Air Canada Jazz launched two nonstops on Friday from Calgary to Prince George, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington, operating both with 50-seat CRJs…
American Eagle has added a weekly flight from Miami [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2007 under Air Canada, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Service Roundup, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic.
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Customer Service Stories
Ff you are a reader and want us to feature one of your stories, we are eager to. Here’s our rundown and synopsis of some of the recent ones we gleaned from other blogs…most from the Consumerist.
Virgin Atlantic charged one passenger $110 for a seat upgrade, and gave the same seat to another passenger for [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2007 under AirTran Airways, JetBlue Airways, Midwest Airlines, Opinion, Southwest Airlines, US Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic.
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